Central Bureau of Statistics

Population booming three years after Oct. 7, Sderot looks to show visitors city's resiliency

The residents of Sderot spoke to the Post ahead of an August 11 event that is part of an initiative to bring more visitors to the city this summer.

Cafe Chico in Sderot, July 20, 2026
Airport staff walks through the empty arrivals hall at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on June 13, 2025, after Israel closed its air space to takeoff and landing.PremiumPremium

A land with no tourists: Israel's summer season on ice again as tourism struggles to recover

People looking for work as unemployment rises

Israeli employment rates dropped in May, Central Bureau of Statistics labor force survey reveals

 Picture of pills and medical file with the word abortion on it.

Israel abortion application rates decline, with nearly all requests gaining approval, CBS reports


Is Israel's employment recovery tapering off?

The labor market was expected to get much better after government benefits for unpaid leave (Halat) tapered off at the end of June. But things haven't exactly worked out that way.

OUTSIDE THE Jerusalem Employment Office

Average salary drops as unemployment continues to fall

The average monthly salary fell 7%, while the broad employment rate fell from 9.9% to 9.5%.

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Israeli road safety sees alarming trends despite COVID lockdowns

The Green Light Association said more police presence is needed to combat the trend.

Heavy traffic jam on the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv due to construction work, on June 11, 2020

More haredim in Jerusalem looking for jobs during pandemic, new data shows

Some 1,587 haredi men and 785 haredi women were hired in Jerusalem this past year, a 35% increase since 2014.

A haredi family walks down the street in the Makor Baruch neighborhood of Jerusalem

By most measures, Jews have better quality of life than Arabs - report

This was the first year in which CBS compared data in this way.

ARABS CITIZENS protest in Jaffa earlier this year, carrying a banner says that ‘The city and the police are chasing after the dead’ following a decision by the Tel Aviv Municipality to demolish an old Muslim burial ground which was discovered after plans had been made to build a homeless shelter and

Israel's population nears 10 million mark as country enters 2021

With 151,000 new additions in 2020, Israel's general population stands at nearly 9.3 million.

Israelis are seen walking along Ben-Yehuda Street in Jerusalem in the lead-up to Hanukkah, wearing masks in accordance with coronavirus restrictions, on December 6, 2020.

Quality of Life Index: Kfar Saba leads, Jerusalem ranked worst

Kfar Saba, Ramat Gan and Rehovot led the quality of life index of large cities, while Jerusalem, Bat Yam and Ashdod were the lowest ranked large cities.

Kfar Saba

Trust in the government and authorities during coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS ‘CZAR’ Prof. Ronni Gamzu is under fire from Israel’s politicians. How much longer will he stay on?

Israel starts gearing up for 2021 population census

The census, carried out every decade, will start in earnest in April 2021.

Lights are reflected in the Mediterranean Sea, as a view of Jaffa Port is seen at sunset, in Jaffa, Israel June 16, 2019. Picture taken June 16, 2019

West Bank settlement construction drops 32% in 2019

The low numbers continue a trend, in which cumulative settler starts down by over 20% during the three years since US President Donald Trump took office.

A view of the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim February 25, 2020.